The Messiah and the Jews
Three Thousand Years of Tradition, Belief and Hope
- 192 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
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About This Book
A comprehensive, inspiring and fascinating discovery of what Jews believe about the Messiahâand why you might believe in the Messiah, too.
"The conviction that the Messiah is coming is a promise of meaning. It is a source of consolation. It is a wellspring of creativity. It is a reconciliation between what is and what should be. And it is perhaps our most powerful statement of faithâin God, in humanity and in ourselves."
âfrom Chapter 1, "The Messiah Is Coming!"
The coming of the Messiahâthe promise of redemptionâis among Judaism's gifts to the world. But it is a gift about which the world knows so little. It has been overshadowed by Christian belief and teaching, and as a result its Jewish significance has been all but lost. To further complicate matters, Jewish messianic teaching is enthralling, compelling, challenging, exhilaratingâyet, up until now, woefully inaccessible. This book will change that.
Rabbi Elaine Rose Glickman brings together, and to life, this three-thousand-year-old tradition as never before. Rather than simply reviewing the vast body of Jewish messianic literature, she explores an astonishing range of primary and secondary sources, explaining in an informative yet inspirational way these teachings' significance for Jews of the pastâand infuses them with new meaning for the modern reader, both Jewish and non-Jewish.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Foreword
- Chapter One: The Messiah Is Coming!
- Chapter Two: The Messiah Will Rule Over Israel
- Chapter Three: The Messiah Is a Warrior
- Chapter Four: The Messiah Will Change Everything
- Chapter Five: The Messiah Will Establish Godâs Dominion
- Chapter Six: The Messiah Is Us
- Notes